Wales

People who take a holiday in Wales say they're very satisfied with their experiences, according to new research published by Visit Wales.

“It’s excellent to see the positive influence Visit Wales marketing campaign are having on those visitors who have engaged with Visit Wales prior to their visit. “We also want to encourage the people of Wales to discover parts of the country they may have never been to before – there’s something for everyone to see and visit in all parts of Wales. Last year, 22% of people from the UK and Ireland who visited Wales said Visit Wales communications influenced their decision to take their holiday or short break in Wales.

At the Growing Mid Wales Board meeting held on 28 March, key documents have been approved, moving the Mid Wales Growth Deal a step closer to unlocking £110m ...

The Leaders added "It has been a difficult journey, and the economic climate will continue to give us new challenges to see these plans take hold. Part of this process has included an independent assurance review which was undertaken in February. "Both the review, and the wider work undertaken around the key documents demonstrate that we are ready to receive the Growth Deal funding, subject to both Governments reviewing and agreeing. "There is still a significant amount of work ahead, the Growth Deal project proposals and programmes are progressing with their business cases, but if both Governments agree, we will have reached a huge milestone on getting the funding to start flowing to Mid Wales. The purpose of the review was to provide UK and Welsh Governments with confidence that the Growth Deal has the right arrangements to begin delivering. The updated Strategic Portfolio Business Case, which is the overarching document detailing how the Growth Deal Portfolio will be delivered and meet its objectives, will now be submitted to both Governments along with vital supporting documents so that they can consider issuing the first tranche of funding for the Mid Wales Growth Deal.